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Is Fox News Responsible for Kids Seeing Their Dad's Suicide?

By Matthew Hendley Wed., Jun. 19 2013 at 6:00 AM

Seconds before JoDon Romero committed suicide.

The national media (and rest of the local media) have finally discovered the lawsuit we wrote about last week, resulting from Fox News airing a man's suicide on live television last year.

According to the lawsuit filed in Maricopa County, two of JoDon Romero's kids heard at school about a suicide being shown on TV, then went home and watched the clip on YouTube -- and realized it was their father who gave up running from police, and put a gun to his head and pulled the trigger.

See also:
-Fox News Sued After Kids Watch Their Dad Commit Suicide
-Jodon Romero Was Out of Prison for Almost Four Whole Months
-Fox News Just Showed a Man Shoot Himself in the Head on Live TV

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arizona, car chase, fox news, jodon romero, phoenix, phoenix police department, shepard smith, suicide, youtube

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Marijuana or Gay Marriage: Which Is More Likely to Be Legalized in Arizona?

By Matthew Hendley Tue., Jun. 18 2013 at 6:00 AM

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Gay marriage and legal marijuana possession are two things that probably haven't stood a chance in hell against Arizona voters over the last few years, but two groups are thinking now's the time for their issues.

Last week, a group calling itself "Safer Arizona" filed its paperwork for a marijuana-legalizing amendment to the Arizona Constitution, and now, there's a group called "Equal Marriage Arizona" that wants marriage to be defined as a union of two people.

See also:
-Gay Marriage Group Trying to Get "Equal Marriage" on Ballots
-Marijuana Legalization Campaign Trying to Get Issue on Ballots

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arizona, gay marriage, marijuana

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Worse Week in Washington: Jeff Flake or Trent Franks?

By Matthew Hendley Mon., Jun. 17 2013 at 6:00 AM

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Senator Jeff Flake (left) and Representative Trent Franks.

Last week was not exactly the greatest week ever for a couple members of Arizona's congressional delegation.

There's Senator Jeff Flake, whose son Tanner "N1ggerKiller" Flake made tons of racist and homophobic remarks on the Internet, and then there's Representative Trent Franks, who made an ass of himself after remarking that the number of rapes that result in pregnancies is "very low."

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-Flake's Son Calls Himself "N1ggerKiller"
-Trent Franks Says There Aren't That Many Rapes That Result in Pregnancies

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arizona, jeff flake, trent franks

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Maricopa County Mugshots of the Week: Dressed to Impress

By Matthew Hendley Fri., Jun. 14 2013 at 7:00 AM

Categories: Morning Poll, Mugshots of the Week

At the end of the week, we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert's own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we'll take care of the rest.

This week, our alleged offenders are all dressed to impress, perhaps with blue hair, a surgical mask, face tattoos, or a head full of what appears to be fried onions. Enjoy.

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arizona, maricopa county sheriff's office, mugshots, mugshots of the week

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Massachusetts Republican Calls Trent Franks a "Moron" -- Is He Correct?

By Matthew Hendley Fri., Jun. 14 2013 at 6:00 AM

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Congressman Trent Franks

A fellow running for the open U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts ~~said what everyone else is thinking~~ had a word or two to say about Arizona Republican Congressman Trent Franks, after Franks' bone-headed comment about rape not resulting in that many pregnancies.

"I think that he's a moron and he proves that stupid has no specific political affiliation," Republican candidate Gabriel Gomez told ABC News.

See also:
-Trent Franks Says There Aren't That Many Rapes That Result in Pregnancies
-Trent Franks Wants to Tell Women When It's Okay to Have an Abortion
-Abortion-Obsessed Congressman Submits Another Abortion Bill
-Trent Franks on Gun Control: Abortion Is Bad
-Trent Franks' Abortion Obsession Goes International
-Trent Franks Wastes Everyone's Time Again as His Abortion Bill Fails
-Trent Franks: Blacks Better Off Under Slavery Than With Abortion

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abortion, arizona, rape, trent franks

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Should Jan Brewer Knock It Off With the Annual "Day of Prayer" Anyway?

By Matthew Hendley Wed., Jun. 12 2013 at 6:00 AM

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someecards.com

A state appeals court affirmed a Maricopa County Superior Court ruling dismissing a lawsuit against Governor Jan Brewer for her annual "Day of Prayer" proclamation.

Mostly, the judges have found that the atheist groups that filed the lawsuit didn't prove that Brewer's calls for prayer caused them any injuries.

See also:
Atheists Not Injured by Jan Brewer's Prayers, State Appeals Court Says

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arizona, atheism, atheists, day of prayer, eileen willett, freedom from religion foundation, jan brewer

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Should a Cop Still Get Paid to "Retire" While the Family of a Man He Killed Gets Millions?

By Matthew Hendley Tue., Jun. 11 2013 at 6:00 AM

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Former Scottsdale Police Officer James Peters

Last week, the Scottsdale City Council agreed to pay $4.25 million to the family of John Loxas, who was unarmed when Scottsdale Police Officer James Peters shot him in the head in February 2012, killing him instantly.

Loxas was the sixth man killed by Peters, who has since retired from the police department with an "accidental disability," and currently collects a monthly pension check of around $4,500.

See also:
-Scottsdale Agrees to Pay $4.25 Million Loxas Family
-Scottsdale Police Department Has Quite a Shooting Problem, ACLU Alleges
-James Peters, Scottsdale Cop With Six Kills, Approved for Retirement

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the City also agreed to a smaller settlement in 2009 to the family of another person shot by Peters.

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How Hot Is "Too Damn Hot" in Phoenix?

By Matthew Hendley Mon., Jun. 10 2013 at 6:30 AM

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skiesmag.com

Average Phoenix resident.

In case you've forgotten over the last few months, Phoenix gets pretty damn hot.

After temperatures hit as high as 110 degrees late last week, as recorded at Sky Harbor International Airport, we want to know how hot is "too damn hot."

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It's Already Hit 100 Degrees in Phoenix

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arizona, phoenix, temperature, weather

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Jan Brewer Called an "Ally of Obamacare" -- Is it Really Surprising?

By Matthew Hendley Fri., Jun. 7 2013 at 6:00 AM

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Governor Jan Brewer

Right next to what you would expect to be a story about hell freezing over is a story with the headline "Arizona's Jan Brewer becomes unlikely ally of Obamacare" in Politico.

Seeing as Governor Jan Brewer has signed budgets that call for cuts in Medicaid coverage (remember the transplant debacle?), and joined in on the lawsuit seeking to stop the Affordable Care Act, her defense of Obamacare -- or, at least, her acceptance of the law's Medicaid expansion -- might seem surprising.

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ahcccs, arizona, jan brewer, medicaid, medicaid expansion

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Craziest Phoenix Crime in the Month of May?

By Matthew Hendley Thu., Jun. 6 2013 at 6:00 AM

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swrnn.com

Yesterday, we brought you our picks for the 10 craziest crimes that happened in Phoenix in the month of May.

We'll leave it up to you to crown the craziest alleged criminal of the month.

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10 Craziest Phoenix Crimes of the Month: May

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